Paris Folies chorus gains in beauty and selectivity
Paris reports that Folies Bergere and other houses now hire from 200 to 1,500 francs monthly, basing choices on five physical criteria and intelligence. Coauthor Pierre Frejol notes rising beauty, broader origins from students to noble families, and ongoing recruitment amid manager bids to retain talent.
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Ali Fazi
United Press
Paris
Folies Bergere
Pierre Frejol
Linors
Knuckles
Foligs
Rejeal
M. Frejol
Hfe
Frejol
Folies
Casino de Paris
Moulin Rouge
Palace
Opera Ballet
Phoenix seeks return of two theft ring leaders
U S district attorney in Phoenix asks federal district attorney in Los Angeles to order the return of James Mc Clure and Dick Johnson to Phoenix on charges of bringing stolen automobiles into Arizona. The pair, held in the Los Angeles jail, are described by officers as leaders of a vast auto theft ring.
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Phoenix
U. S
Los Angeles
James McClure
Dick Johnson
Arizona
Sugar in the human body highlighted as ample
A playful remark notes the human body holds a substantial amount of sugar, describing its presence as an eee cup full and emphasizing the sweetness within.
Giant Victor Sound Beacon Aids Navy Landing at Lakehurst
The Graf Zeppelin nears Lakehurst New Jersey as Victor Talking Machine Company provides a giant sonic beacon to guide the airship with a directional horn and two mile sound reach. Navy officers oversee the system with a Western Electric microphone installed for the transmitter.
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Lakehurst
XN. J
U.S. Naval
Hugo Eckener
Navy
Victor Talking Machine Company
Victor
Victor Records
Navy Communications Department
Western Electric
Thi
E. W. S. Jackson
C. E. Rosendall
G. F. Watson
R. G. Mayer
Raymond
Early Day Telegraph Operator Started Arizona News Service
Perry Williams, a telegraph operator at Maricopa Junction in 1886, launched a five-paper Southwestern Associated Press style service. He sent about a thousand words daily, charging $50 monthly per paper and using downed wires to craft fake Balkans, Tokyo, and Montreal items when links failed.
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Arizona
Prescott
Phoenix
William
Southwestern Associated Press
Mississippi River
Phoenix Serrald
XN. A. Morford
Arizona Republican
Williams
Maricopa Junction
Fort McDowell
Verde
Fort Whipple
Santa Fe
San Francisco
Chicago Inter-Ocean
William Penn Nixon
St. Paul
Montreal
New York
Maddux Air Lines merger boosts U.S. transport network
Maddux Air Lines merges with Transcontinental Air Transport, keeping the Maddux name and joining with T A T schedules. J L Maddux becomes T A T western VP as terminals expand including Grand Central Air Terminal Glendale and other facilities.
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Maddux Air Lines
Transcontinental Air Transport
Maddux
J. L. Maddux
United
Pennsylvania
Santa Fe
Maddux Air Ines
Grand Central Air Terminal
Glendale
Calif
America
C. C. Spicer
Maddux Lines
Pickway Airways
Nevada Airlines
Curtise Airports Chain
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Oreahn
25C Park Laboratory Company
San Antonio, Texas
Zep
el Paso
Los Angles
Bish
Rock
Lonely Post
Edward G. FitzGerald
Flagstaff, Ariz
U.S
Western
Union
Spook
Wells Fargo
San Francisco Bay
Monterey
del Monte
Sresno
Pbakersfield
Lone Beach
San Diego
Agua Caliente
Mexico
Imperial
Ford
Nash Beery
Paradise Trout Club
Antelope City
Maddus Service
Maddus
William &. Bolt
D. W. Tomlinson
United States
Ralph (. Nizcing
Ons
Ficer
Air Express
Jen
de Soto
Chrysler Motors
Leamon Motors
C. A. Leamon
Winslow
James R. Chilson
Adele Drumm
Mahoney
Gage
Mrs. Mertz
Flagstaff
Oyal Cafe
Dover
Winslow Daily Mail
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